And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:
Parallel translations
- WEB and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
- BSB as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
- NKJV and the eastern Jordan plain from the Sea of Chinneroth as far as the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), the road to Beth Jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
- NASB and the Arabah as far as the Sea of Chinneroth toward the east, and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, that is, the Salt Sea, eastward toward Beth-jeshimoth, and on the south, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah;
- NLT Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley and regions to the east—from as far north as the Sea of Galilee to as far south as the Dead Sea, including the road to Beth-jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah.
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Quick answer
This continues describing Sihon's kingdom, stretching across the Arabah from the Sea of Chinnereth (Galilee) down to the Salt (Dead) Sea.
Overview
The geography traces the full eastern domain Israel inherited from Sihon, including the Jordan rift valley and the slopes of Pisgah where Moses had viewed the land. Such precise detail underscores that the conquest was real history, not legend, and that every parcel of the promised land was accounted for by God's gift.
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- Deut 3:17The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.
- Josh 11:2And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
- Josh 13:20And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,
- Deut 4:49And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
- Gen 14:3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
- Gen 19:25And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
- John 6:1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
- Josh 15:2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
- Num 21:20And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
- Josh 15:5And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
- Josh 3:16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
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